Comments on: 7 Reasons to Hire a Dog Trainer in a DIY World

By: lauren

lauren — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:44:01 +0000

This is such a great post. I may need to link to it/display some of it on my future dog-training business website. 🙂

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Pup links! « Doggerel — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:07:05 +0000

[…] 7 Reasons to Hire a Dog Trainer in a DIY World. Such a great explanation as to why a dog trainer is a great investment. We’ve only had two classes with our trainer, and I feel like we’re already reaping the benefits! An excellent post from Pamela. (Something Wagging This Way Comes) […]

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:11:11 +0000

Excellent points all! Dog training theory has advanced so much in the last decade or so that even those who think they know how to train a dog can learn a great deal from a trainer. I especially like your first point: Short of video-taping yourself working with your dog, it’s impossible for us to be fully aware of our actions as well as our dog’s. Trainers not only see what we can’t but know what to look for. (I’ve often said that dog trainers are really people trainers…)

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By: 2 brown dawgs

2 brown dawgs — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:36:49 +0000

All very good reasons. A trainer’s biggest challenge is usually training the owners to train their own dogs. 🙂

By: Kolchak, Felix & Jodi

Kolchak, Felix & Jodi — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:52:03 +0000

In reply to Pamela. BOL! I would have been totally cool with that. I love marshmallows.

By: Jana Rade

Jana Rade — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:19:34 +0000

Totally agree that a GOOD trainer is definitely worth it. Gotta find a good one though, they’re too not all created equal.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:38:14 +0000

For me I need to see the visual. It is just how I learn, I can read it all I want but when someone SHOWS me how to shape my command, well that’s a horse of a different color! I don’t mind DIY projects, but there are certain things worth paying for, a good positive trainer (IMO) is one of them. 🙂

By: Colby

Colby — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:01:02 +0000

I agree. It’s very important to have a dog trainer. We take our guide dog puppies to class pretty much every week from the time we bring them home at 7 weeks of age until they start guide dog college at 18 months.

We also work with Stetson with a professional K9 Nosework instructor and having an instructor with you during our Nosework training sessions is absolutely invaluable. You really don’t know what you’re not seeing until you work with a professional dog trainer. We’re hoping to start Linus on Nosework training in a few weeks 🙂

By: melF

melF — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:57:46 +0000

Even though I trained a lot of dogs at our shelter, when I first got Jasper I decided that attending a class was important because of the first reason you listed. They see things you don’t. My friend Kate was a great trainer and I would hire her again.